| Lineup | Butler | PG - Brendan Gannon (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Gregg Foutch (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Wells (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Leroy Fryar (fresh) 1 pts. C - Alfred Ivers (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wright State | PG - Johnnie Ecklund (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Adam Chacon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Gibson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Truesdell (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Little (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | James Wells inbounds the ball | 32-35 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wright State | Wright State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Butler | Brendan Gannon's pass is intercepted by Thomas Truesdell | 32-35 |
| 19:24 | Wright State | Johnnie Ecklund misses the jumpshot from the left side | 32-35 |
| 19:23 | Butler | James Wells pulls down the rebound | 32-35 |
| 18:59 | Butler | Gregg Foutch misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 32-35 |
| 18:58 | Butler | Leroy Fryar grabs the offensive board | 32-35 |
| 18:42 | Butler | Gregg Foutch is fouled on the floor by Michael Gibson - foul #2 on Michael Gibson, team foul #1 | 32-35 |
| 18:20 | Butler | Leroy Fryar hits a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Alfred Ivers | 34-35 |
| 18:06 | Wright State | Michael Gibson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing but he's hacked by Alfred Ivers - foul #2 on Alfred Ivers, team foul #1 | 34-35 |
| 18:06 | Wright State | Michael Gibson makes the 1st free throw | 34-36 |
| 18:06 | Wright State | Michael Gibson makes the 2nd free throw | 34-37 |
| 18:06 | Wright State | Michael Gibson misses the 3rd free throw | 34-37 |
| 18:06 | Wright State | Thomas Truesdell gets the offensive rebound | 34-37 |
| 17:46 | Wright State | Johnnie Ecklund is fouled on the floor by James Wells - foul #2 on James Wells, team foul #2 | 34-37 |
| 17:33 | Wright State | Johnnie Ecklund clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-37 |
| 17:32 | Wright State | Adam Chacon misses the tip | 34-37 |
| 17:30 | Butler | Leroy Fryar pulls down the rebound | 34-37 |
| 17:13 | Butler | Michael Gibson takes the ball from Gregg Foutch | 34-37 |
| 16:54 | Wright State | Richard Little is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Richard Little, team foul #2 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Butler | Melvin Owens (PF) Leroy Fryar | |
| Subs | Wright State | Douglas Stone (PG), Richard Bragdon (SG), James Hall (SF), Roger Teague (C) Johnnie Ecklund, Adam Chacon, Michael Gibson, Richard Little | |
| 16:27 | Butler | James Wells misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 34-37 |
| 16:26 | Wright State | Roger Teague grabs the defensive rebound | 34-37 |
| 16:07 | Wright State | James Hall travels with the ball | 34-37 |
| Subs | Butler | Jack Moritz (PG) Brendan Gannon | |
| Subs | Wright State | Johnnie Depasquale (PF) Thomas Truesdell | |
| 15:51 | Butler | Gregg Foutch knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Jack Moritz | 37-37 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Jack Moritz (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregg Foutch (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Wells (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Melvin Owens (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Alfred Ivers (fairly fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wright State | PG - Douglas Stone (fresh) SG - Richard Bragdon (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Hall (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Johnnie Depasquale (fresh) 3 reb. C - Roger Teague (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Wright State | Richard Bragdon can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-37 |
| 15:28 | Butler | Alfred Ivers pulls down the rebound | 37-37 |
| 15:10 | Butler | James Wells connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Jack Moritz | 39-37 |
| 14:45 | Wright State | Richard Bragdon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-37 |
| Subs | Butler | Brendan Gannon (PG), Leroy Fryar (PF) Jack Moritz, Melvin Owens | |
| Subs | Wright State | Johnnie Ecklund (PG), Adam Chacon (SG), Michael Gibson (SF), Thomas Truesdell (PF), Richard Little (C) Douglas Stone, Richard Bragdon, James Hall, Johnnie Depasquale, Roger Teague | |
| 14:29 | Butler | James Wells's floater is knocked away by Thomas Truesdell | 39-37 |
| 14:28 | Wright State | Michael Gibson grabs the board | 39-37 |
| 14:10 | Wright State | Johnnie Ecklund can't finish the layup | 39-37 |
| 14:09 | Butler | Alfred Ivers snags the defensive board | 39-37 |
| 13:44 | Butler | Gregg Foutch hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Leroy Fryar | 42-37 |
| 13:22 | Wright State | Michael Gibson misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 42-37 |
| 13:21 | Wright State | Thomas Truesdell grabs the offensive board | 42-37 |
| 13:00 | Wright State | Michael Gibson is fouled on the floor by Leroy Fryar - foul #2 on Leroy Fryar, team foul #3 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Butler | Jeromy Fiala (C) Alfred Ivers | |
| Subs | Wright State | | |
| 12:42 | Wright State | Richard Little is whistled for a carry | 42-37 |
| Subs | Butler | Melvin Owens (PF) Leroy Fryar | |
| Subs | Wright State | | |
| 12:31 | Butler | James Wells scores on a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Brendan Gannon | 44-37 |
| 12:14 | Wright State | Adam Chacon comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 44-37 |
| 12:13 | Wright State | Michael Gibson tips it back up and in | 44-39 |
| 12:05 | Butler | Thomas Truesdell steals it from Gregg Foutch | 44-39 |
| 11:37 | Wright State | Gregg Foutch steals the ball from Thomas Truesdell | 44-39 |
| 11:34 | Butler | James Wells hits the finger roll set up by Gregg Foutch | 46-39 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Brendan Gannon (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Gregg Foutch (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Wells (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. PF - Melvin Owens (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeromy Fiala (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Wright State | PG - Johnnie Ecklund (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Adam Chacon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Gibson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Thomas Truesdell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. C - Richard Little (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:08 | Wright State | Adam Chacon connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-42 |
| 10:53 | Butler | James Wells misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 46-42 |
| 10:52 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Gregg Foutch | 46-42 |
| 10:42 | Butler | Jeromy Fiala can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 46-42 |
| 10:40 | Butler | Jeromy Fiala grabs the offensive board | 46-42 |
| 10:30 | Butler | Brendan Gannon misses the fadeaway from the left side | 46-42 |
| 10:29 | Wright State | Michael Gibson snags the defensive board | 46-42 |
| 10:11 | Wright State | Michael Gibson buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Johnnie Ecklund | 46-45 |
| 09:55 | Butler | James Wells connects on the shot from the left side | 48-45 |
| 09:46 | Wright State | Adam Chacon can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 48-45 |
| 09:45 | Wright State | Thomas Truesdell can't tip it in | 48-45 |
| 09:44 | Butler | Jeromy Fiala grabs the board | 48-45 |
| 09:39 | Butler | Gregg Foutch is fouled on the floor by Adam Chacon - foul #2 on Adam Chacon, team foul #3 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Butler | Jack Moritz (PG), Leroy Fryar (PF), Alfred Ivers (C) Brendan Gannon, Melvin Owens, Jeromy Fiala | |
| Subs | Wright State | Douglas Stone (PG), Richard Bragdon (SG), James Hall (SF), Johnnie Depasquale (PF), Roger Teague (C) Johnnie Ecklund, Adam Chacon, Michael Gibson, Thomas Truesdell, Richard Little | |
| 09:26 | Butler | Gregg Foutch clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-45 |
| 09:24 | Wright State | Roger Teague grabs the defensive rebound | 48-45 |
| 09:17 | Wright State | James Hall misses badly on a floater in the paint but he's hacked by James Wells - foul #3 on James Wells, team foul #4 | 48-45 |
| 09:17 | Wright State | James Hall makes the 1st free throw | 48-46 |
| 09:17 | Wright State | James Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 48-47 |
| 09:03 | Butler | James Wells connects on the shot from the right block on a great pass from Alfred Ivers | 50-47 |
| 08:40 | Wright State | Douglas Stone loses the ball out of bounds | 50-47 |
| 08:17 | Butler | Jack Moritz misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 50-47 |
| 08:16 | Wright State | Roger Teague snags the defensive board | 50-47 |
| 08:00 | Wright State | Douglas Stone is hacked by Jack Moritz - foul #2 on Jack Moritz, team foul #5 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Butler | Brendan Gannon (PG) Jack Moritz | |
| Subs | Wright State | | |
| 07:39 | Wright State | Roger Teague's fadeaway is rejected by Leroy Fryar | 50-47 |
| 07:38 | Butler | Alfred Ivers pulls down the rebound | 50-47 |
| 07:10 | Butler | Gregg Foutch comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-47 |
| 07:08 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to James Wells | 50-47 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Brendan Gannon (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Gregg Foutch (tiring) 21 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Wells (tiring) 20 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Leroy Fryar (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Alfred Ivers (fairly fresh) 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wright State | PG - Douglas Stone (fresh) SG - Richard Bragdon (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Hall (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Johnnie Depasquale (fresh) 3 reb. C - Roger Teague (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 06:57 | Butler | James Wells throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-47 |
| Subs | Butler | Melvin Owens (PF) Leroy Fryar | |
| Subs | Wright State | Johnnie Ecklund (PG), Adam Chacon (SG), Thomas Truesdell (PF), Richard Little (C) Douglas Stone, Richard Bragdon, Johnnie Depasquale, Roger Teague | |
| 06:50 | Wright State | James Hall hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Johnnie Ecklund | 50-49 |
| 06:27 | Butler | James Hall is called for the reach on James Wells - foul #2 on James Hall, team foul #4 | 50-49 |
| 06:21 | Butler | James Wells is hacked by Johnnie Ecklund - foul #1 on Johnnie Ecklund, team foul #5 | 50-49 |
| 06:03 | Butler | Brendan Gannon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-49 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Wright State | Michael Gibson (SF) James Hall | |
| 05:43 | Wright State | Michael Gibson buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Thomas Truesdell and he's hacked by Alfred Ivers - foul #3 on Alfred Ivers, team foul #6 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Butler | Leroy Fryar (PF) Melvin Owens | |
| Subs | Wright State | | |
| 05:43 | Wright State | Michael Gibson makes the free throw | 50-52 |
| 05:26 | Butler | James Wells comes up short on the shot in the paint but the foul's on Richard Little - foul #4 on Richard Little, team foul #6 | 50-52 |
| 05:26 | Butler | James Wells makes the 1st free throw | 51-52 |
| 05:26 | Butler | James Wells misses the 2nd free throw | 51-52 |
| 05:26 | Wright State | Thomas Truesdell gets the rebound | 51-52 |
| 05:06 | Wright State | Thomas Truesdell connects on the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Johnnie Ecklund | 51-54 |
| 04:46 | Butler | Leroy Fryar comes up short on the shot from the left side | 51-54 |
| 04:44 | Wright State | Thomas Truesdell pulls down the rebound | 51-54 |
| 04:17 | Wright State | Richard Little scores on a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Johnnie Ecklund | 51-56 |
| 03:57 | Butler | Brendan Gannon loses the dribble to Johnnie Ecklund | 51-56 |
| 03:39 | Wright State | Johnnie Ecklund can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline | 51-56 |
| 03:37 | Wright State | Michael Gibson misses the tip | 51-56 |
| 03:36 | Butler | Brendan Gannon grabs the defensive rebound | 51-56 |
| 03:27 | Butler | Thomas Truesdell steals it from James Wells | 51-56 |
| 03:18 | Wright State | Thomas Truesdell misses short on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Leroy Fryar - foul #3 on Leroy Fryar, team foul #7 | 51-56 |
| Subs | Butler | Jack Moritz (PG), Martin Vitale (SG), Melvin Owens (PF), Jeromy Fiala (C) Brendan Gannon, Gregg Foutch, Leroy Fryar, Alfred Ivers | |
| Subs | Wright State | Douglas Stone (PG), Richard Bragdon (SG), James Hall (SF), Roger Teague (C) Johnnie Ecklund, Adam Chacon, Michael Gibson, Richard Little | |
| 03:18 | Wright State | Thomas Truesdell makes the 1st free throw | 51-57 |
| 03:18 | Wright State | Thomas Truesdell makes the 2nd free throw | 51-58 |
| 02:54 | Butler | James Wells makes the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Jack Moritz | 53-58 |
| 02:54 | Wright State | Wright State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-58 |
| Subs | Butler | Brendan Gannon (PG), Gregg Foutch (SG) Jack Moritz, Martin Vitale | |
| Subs | Wright State | Johnnie Ecklund (PG), Richard Little (C) Douglas Stone, Roger Teague | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Brendan Gannon (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Gregg Foutch (tiring) 21 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Wells (tiring) 23 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Melvin Owens (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeromy Fiala (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wright State | PG - Johnnie Ecklund (fresh) 7 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Bragdon (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Hall (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Thomas Truesdell (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 4 stl. C - Richard Little (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 02:33 | Wright State | Thomas Truesdell misses long on a shot from close range | 53-58 |
| 02:31 | Wright State | The offensive rebound goes to Johnnie Ecklund | 53-58 |
| 02:20 | Wright State | Richard Bragdon is fouled on the floor by James Wells - foul #4 on James Wells, team foul #8 | 53-58 |
| Subs | Butler | Leroy Fryar (PF), Alfred Ivers (C) Melvin Owens, Jeromy Fiala | |
| Subs | Wright State | Michael Gibson (SF) James Hall | |
| 02:20 | Wright State | Richard Bragdon makes the 1st free throw | 53-59 |
| 02:20 | Wright State | Richard Bragdon misses the 2nd free throw | 53-59 |
| 02:20 | Butler | Leroy Fryar snags the defensive board | 53-59 |
| 02:05 | Butler | Alfred Ivers buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 55-59 |
| 01:55 | Wright State | Richard Bragdon misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Gregg Foutch - foul #1 on Gregg Foutch, team foul #9 | 55-59 |
| 01:55 | Wright State | Richard Bragdon misses the 1st free throw | 55-59 |
| 01:55 | Wright State | Richard Bragdon makes the 2nd free throw | 55-60 |
| 01:44 | Butler | The pull-up jumper by James Wells is blocked by Thomas Truesdell | 55-60 |
| 01:42 | Wright State | Thomas Truesdell snags the defensive board | 55-60 |
| 01:24 | Wright State | Michael Gibson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 55-60 |
| 01:22 | Butler | Brendan Gannon pulls down the rebound | 55-60 |
| 01:04 | Butler | James Wells loses the dribble to Richard Bragdon | 55-60 |
| 00:51 | Wright State | Thomas Truesdell connects on the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Johnnie Ecklund | 55-62 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wright State | Wright State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:44 | Butler | James Wells misses short on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Michael Gibson - foul #3 on Michael Gibson, team foul #7 | 55-62 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Wright State | Adam Chacon (SG) Richard Bragdon | |
| 00:44 | Butler | James Wells misses the 1st free throw | 55-62 |
| 00:44 | Butler | James Wells makes the 2nd free throw | 56-62 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wright State | Wright State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:41 | Wright State | Johnnie Ecklund is hacked by Brendan Gannon in the backcourt - foul #3 on Brendan Gannon, team foul #10 | 56-62 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Wright State | Douglas Stone (SG), Franklin Sarinsky (SF), James Hall (C) Adam Chacon, Michael Gibson, Richard Little | |
| 00:41 | Wright State | Johnnie Ecklund misses the 1st free throw | 56-62 |
| 00:41 | Wright State | Johnnie Ecklund makes the 2nd free throw | 56-63 |
| 00:36 | Butler | Brendan Gannon hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 56-63 |
| 00:35 | Wright State | James Hall gets the rebound | 56-63 |
| 00:35 | Wright State | Wright State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 56-63 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Wright State | Adam Chacon (SG) Johnnie Ecklund | |
| 00:34 | Wright State | Douglas Stone is fouled in the backcourt by Brendan Gannon - foul #4 on Brendan Gannon, team foul #11 | 56-63 |
| 00:34 | Wright State | Douglas Stone makes the 1st free throw | 56-64 |
| 00:34 | Wright State | Douglas Stone misses the 2nd free throw | 56-64 |
| 00:34 | Butler | Alfred Ivers gets the rebound | 56-64 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wright State | Wright State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:28 | Butler | Gregg Foutch's floater is knocked away by Adam Chacon | 56-64 |
| 00:26 | Wright State | James Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 56-64 |
| 00:24 | Wright State | James Hall is hacked by Brendan Gannon in the backcourt - foul #5 on Brendan Gannon, team foul #12 | 56-64 |
| Subs | Butler | Jack Moritz (PG) Brendan Gannon | |
| Subs | Wright State | | |
| 00:24 | Wright State | James Hall misses the 1st free throw | 56-64 |
| 00:24 | Wright State | James Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 56-65 |
| 00:17 | Butler | Jack Moritz comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-65 |
| 00:16 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Gregg Foutch | 56-65 |
| 00:13 | Butler | Jack Moritz knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by James Wells | 59-65 |
| 00:13 | Wright State | Wright State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 59-65 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Wright State | Michael Gibson (SF) Franklin Sarinsky | |
| 00:12 | Wright State | Douglas Stone is hacked by Jack Moritz in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jack Moritz, team foul #13 | 59-65 |
| 00:12 | Wright State | Douglas Stone makes the 1st free throw | 59-66 |
| 00:12 | Wright State | Douglas Stone makes the 2nd free throw | 59-67 |
| 00:07 | Butler | Gregg Foutch makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Jack Moritz | 62-67 |
| 00:04 | Wright State | Gregg Foutch is called for the reach on Adam Chacon in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gregg Foutch, team foul #14 | 62-67 |
| 00:04 | Wright State | Adam Chacon misses the 1st free throw | 62-67 |
| 00:04 | Wright State | Adam Chacon makes the 2nd free throw | 62-68 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wright State | Wright State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Butler | Jack Moritz hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 62-68 |